Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-27
LONG CLAIMS TO Be SHORT.
He Therefore Wants Receiver Appointed
For Hotel Manawa.
EXCITING sNiPE SHOOTING.
A Hose Wagon Dashed Against a
Pile OF Brick-The saloon lnjunc-
tion Cases To-day-Suits Against
the County For Fees.
Big Hotel Bills.

The time of Judge Carson was taken
up yesterday in listening to the applica-
ton for the appointment of receiver for
Robert ID. Long, who claims that he was
induced by Frank Clark, the proprietor,
to invest $780, on the assurance that he
should have share in the profits, divid-
ing pro rata with Clark. Longs history
of the finances of the hotel, as maMged
by Clark, is an interesting one. He
claims that Clark had only 5000. The
details of how he managed to get the
hotel built, furnished and opened, were
given so far as Long knew them. Long
also gave an account of the debts against
the institution SO far as he was
acquainted with them. On
being cross-examined Long was put
IN rather an embarrassing position. He
claimed to be a partner, and that the
firm was Clark Il Co., he being the COM
pany When asked who owed these
bills, which was unpaid, he answered
that Clark & Co., owed them, and had to
admit that he being the company he was
liable for the debts. To get his shoulder
under this mountain of debt seemed
heavy lift, but such was the position
which the cross.eXamlnation forced him
into. Long told his story OF his grlev-
anccs in II straightforward and evidently
frank manner, and he naturally feels
that he was duped into putting his money
into the enterprise. He testified that he
was assured that the lots on which the
hotel was built were to be given by Mr..
Hay, but afterwards he learned that
Clark had simply taken contract for
the lots at 5000 each, or SO, 600 in all, and
that only $50 had been paid on the con.
tract. This leaves an Indebtedness of
SO, 800, which is ahead of all other claims
to the property.
The hearing was very slow and the ex
animation of Long tedious. Every ques-
ton was attended by an objection, and
most of the objections by arguments. BY
the time the ruling Of the court could be
had the witness had forgotten what the
question was, and the court reporter had
to read it, The hearing will hardly be
concluded for two or three days yet.
While these proceeding were occupying
Clark's attention IN court, there was
lively scene at the hotel itself. Creditors,
who had chattel mortgages or leases on
property in the hotel, were securing it.
Furniture was being taken. out, dishes
being removed Clark had discharged
the kitchen and dining room help,
and 1t is said that some of them still have
wages for month due them. They
caught the fever, and were helping them
selves to such things as their hands first
clung to. Little articles like knives,
spoons, ornaments, canned goods, hams,
meats, etc, were quickly TAX zen by those
nearest to them. 1t seemed general
scramble, with little regard to legal
rights.
Clark yesterday confessed judgment in
favor of the Boston Tea company for
nearly six hundred dollars. Other judg-
ments, liens, etc, are recorded, and
Longs attorneys, who have been footing
them up, preparatory to having them
offered in evidence, place tho total
liabilities at about $4,000. The financial
affairs Of Mr.. Clark seem to be worse
tangled than was at first supposed.
Negotiations are about being brought
to a finish by which the hotel will be put
on a sound financial basis, and properly
managed. The hotel is not closed, al
though reports were around to that effect
yesterday. 1t is predicted that it will not
be closed, but will continue to accommo-
date guests as well as possible until a
change can be made for the better. A
stock company is being organized, and
within q few days at the longest, the
hotel will doubtless be in better condition
to serve the public than ever.